Sen. Steve Erdman has introduced a bill that would relocate the Nebraska Department of Game and Parks to Sidney.

Learn the real processes behind crime scene investigation in this WNCC class starting Saturday. Learn "behind the scenes" facts of several crimes such as homicides, robberies, staged crime scenes and more.

'We appreciate the dialogue that he (Gov. Pillen) has established,' Strom said. 'It’s a very tough job to tweak that TEEOSA formula in a way that meets the needs of all school districts, and we understand that challenge.'

SIDNEY -- Western Nebraska Community College is offering a course on communicating with a hearing-impaired person.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is celebrating 25 years of using permits for better habitat.

SIDNEY -- Elevate Community Conversations will be hosting a public event on the impact of traumatic brain injuries.

CHAPPELL -- The Chappell Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting of 2023 Wednesday. The February 1 meeting reviewed 2022 activities and highlighted plans for 2023.

Staff at Sidney Public Schools are seeking a new superintendent who is a communicator and an administrator.

Music from the 70's, 80's and 90's returned to the southern Nebraska panhandle when KIMB-FM took the air at 104.3 FM in the Kimball area at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning.

SIDNEY --Sidney High School recently announced honor rolls for the first semester.

SIDNEY --City workers are busy on a water line break that occurred at about 21st Avenue and Illinois Street this afternoon.

SIDNEY -- The 2023 Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo will include more events for children, including "mutton bustin'."

The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce celebrated a year of achievements Saturday.

SIDNEY -- Residents and commuters of the Sidney area may have seen smoke rise from the north side of Sidney Monday afternoon.

STERLING, Colo. -- The Logan County Fair is a few months away and already excitement is building.

Country music superstar Josh Turner will be taking center stage at the 2023 Logan County Fair Night Show on August 5.

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will burn tree and brush piles on the west side of Ash Hollow State Historical Park on Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Here's the latest winter weather information, including weather alerts, road conditions, and storm closings and cancellations.

Bill Hinton says he put down his birthday - May 26, 1965 - as a guess of how much money was in the clear cowboy hat inside a clear case, surrounded by a red velvet rope, at Nexgen Outfitters in Sidney on Saturday afternoon. 

Traffic lanes in south Sidney were overwhelmed with truck drivers as Interstate 80 westbound was closed due to weather and resulting accidents west of Sidney.

Several panhandle schools will start late Monday, a result of forecasts for 1-3 inches of snow a single digit high temperatures. Kimball Public Schools, Potter-Dix Public Schools and Bayard Public Schools will all start at 10:00 a.m. Monday while Bridgepo

Sidney -- Authorities are seeking a woman missing since about 2 p.m. today.

A couple of towns in Scotts Bluff County received multiple inches of snow.

Similar to last year, Chadron State College’s spring enrollment has increased from the previous spring.

POTTER -- The Potter-Dix Board of Education recently recognized the January Students of the Month. January Students of the Month are To be considered for student of the month recognition, a student must 1. Follow the Coyote Code (1. Be respectful, 2. Be r

SIDNEY-- Pheasants Forever is hosting a workshop titled "Protecting Your Place from Wildfire" at the South Platte Natural Resources Office on February 1. Preregister online at www.NebraskaPF.com.

Gabrielle Fortner had two options to consider: the United States Air Force Academy and the United State Naval Academy.

SIDNEY -- The Sidney School District Board of Education is negotiating with Andrew Farber of Fremont, Neb. to be the District's next superintendent. Farber is currently the superintendent of Louisville Public Schools.

The week that letters will arrive in the mailboxes of affected land owners, the United States Air Force has released a map that show the scope of the Sentinel Program.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for northern Panhandle, Nebraska, and eastern Wyoming.

Cheyenne County Spelling Bee goes 13 rounds SIDNEY -- Twenty-eight spellers assembled at West Elementary School today in a contest for to determine the best speller.

POTTER -- Cheyenne County Sheriff Adam Frerichs is advising not to drive county roads north of Potter unless necessary. Frerichs contacted News Channel Nebraska this afternoon to report winds and snow have resulted in several roads north of Potter blown a

The Sidney Historic Preservation Board recently awarded a signage grant to Main Street Games. The signage grant funds are allocated through the City of Sidney's LB840 program.

Western Nebraska Community College is seeking to train for the trades. Part-time instructors are sought for the Sidney, Alliance, Chadron and Scottsbluff campuses.

There are 13 counties that will be hit by delayed shipments of 2023 license plates. 

State Sen. Tom Brewer serves northwest Nebraska but registered to vote in eastern Nebraska

City Council supports LB712
Bill could make funding available for growth related to missile project

If you've been scanning the dial of your radio lately, you might have noticed that the once weak and lethargic 104.3 FM signal is now coming through loud and clear.

The Gering City Council will be designating parts of southeast Gering as substandard and blighted and will be looking for ways to improve the area.

Two additional cultural events, Navajo poet Orlando White and African Soul International, have been scheduled to expand this year’s Chadron State College International Club’s Food Tasting Party into an international weekend.

KIMBALL, Neb.--The United States Air Force and Army Corp of Engineers were in Kimball on Tuesday night to shine a light on the real estate needs of the Sentinel Program that they hope to break ground on in the Fall of 2023. The Sentinel Program aims to up

Some stories just need to be told from the writer's pen. They are the tales that are best said when the reader can relate to the writer, even have an "Oh, really" moment recognizing he or she has human moments like everyone else.

SIDNEY -- A workshop is scheduled for Saturday, January 28, for those who are going through the grief of loss. Grace to Grieve is a one-day seminar to help people move through grief, according to presenter Andrea Waitley.

SIDNEY -- Sidney and much of the Panhandle was hit with three consecutive snow storms, resulting in big challenges for street maintenance departments. The Sidney street department attacks snow removal in three stages: emergency snow routes, secondary stre

The Nebraska State Patrol arrested three people in two separate drug-related incidents in Kimball County.

BRIDGEPORT -- The Bridgeport Board of Education is seeking a new superintendent.

Register to win premium seats to see Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, and Jackson Dean at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.

The Old West Balloon Fest in Scottsbluff and Gering announced Monday a new event will begin the annual festival Aug. 7-12. 

Panhandle Alert announces maintenance to disrupt landline calls tonight.

The Sidney City Council meets 7 p.m. tonight at the council chambers in the City Building.

SIDNEY -- The Sidney E3 group is seeking a full-time employee to assist entrepreneurs and future entrepreneurs.

The United States Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers will be Kimball on January 24th and Pine Bluffs on January 25th to talk about their plans to acquire real estate in the area for their upcoming missile silo modernization project.

Nebraska Extension is hosting a hands-on Calving Workshop featuring Becky Funk, DVM and Extension Specialist, and Lindsay Waechter-Mead, DVM and Extension Educator.

Conversations in the forest: A few weeks ago, a day and a lifetime ago, I was offered, or was it sent, on an adventure. It was an unexpected adventure in the hobbit sense of the word. Nothing led me to think such an adventure would happen until my

Crimes such as embezzlement and theft are being charged to a Bayard man in a five-count indictment.

A man from Minatare was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison for a child pornography charge. 

Steve Erdman, District 47 Last week we passed the rules for the 108th Legislature. 44 Senators voted in favor of the rules.

Human Trafficking is defined as "the unlawful act of transporting or coercing people in order to benefit from their work or service."

GERING -- Panhandle Coop Association Board of Directors named Bryan Reimers, Dalton Location Manager, as the winner of the Roy Chelf Employee of the Year Award at the Panhandle Coop Association Annual Meeting held January 19.

SIDNEY -- Sidney's Snow Emergency is set to expire at 5 p.m. today. The Snow Emergency in Sidney will be lifted at 5pm today.

During its Jan. 12 meeting, the Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees approved $2 million for Chadron State College water and sewer system upgrades and $100,000 for emergency repair and eventual replacement of the Burkhiser Complex’s roof.

Several kids, enjoying their second-straight snow day from school, and their parents and grandparents hopped on their sleds and inner tubes for an afternoon of playing in the snow that measured 12 inches deep.

All roads that were closed in the Nebraska Panhandle and northeast Colorado have reopened, including Highway 30, Interstate 80 and Interstate 76. 

LINCOLN -- Nelnet student loan managing agency is looking to furlough or release up to 350 workers, the company announce Wednesday.